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  1. NatJ

    What breed do we think?

    Either that, or an Easter Egger that happens to look a lot like an Ameraucana.
  2. NatJ

    At the end of my rope!! help with constant noisy chicken

    What kind of chickens are they? For example, Golden Laced Wyandotte or Golden Laced Polish or Golden Laced Sebright? Buff Orpington or Buff Cochin or Buff Polish or Buff Sebright or ??? (I'm not sure it makes much difference, but I am curious.) Since it got worse in the spring, it might be...
  3. NatJ

    Curious: Can a disabled hen live on her own?

    I just re-read this bit. Things may be different when she is fully healed. While she is still recovering, it may be better to just keep her separate. Brahmas come in two sizes, standard (big) and bantam. So the "Brahma" in the mix might be the bantam size rather than the large size.
  4. NatJ

    Curious: Can a disabled hen live on her own?

    You certainly could try it. I don't know if it will help or not, but I would not expect it to cause problems. Or you could try putting her in with the big hens at night, and see what happens. Be ready to let her out first thing in the morning, maybe before sunup, in case they get mean when they...
  5. NatJ

    Curious: Can a disabled hen live on her own?

    You will not know for sure unless you try it. Side-by-side pens is a great first step for integration (they get to know each other but cannot peck or injure each other.) Or it can be a good way to a chicken to live alone (safe) but not quite alone (less lonely, because there are other chickens...
  6. NatJ

    Heat plate question about large temp drop with frustrating chicks

    How big is the brooder? I would probably not add a heat plate, unless you want to transition to that and use it instead of the heat lamp. One heat lamp should be able to warm plenty of space for 20 chicks. They do not need all the brooder warm, just enough for them to sleep at night and to get...
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    Heat plate question about large temp drop with frustrating chicks

    Nope. I have never adjusted a heat lamp back & forth for day/night temperatures. I try to set the heat lamp so the brooder always has a warm area (sometimes too hot on a hot day) and a cool area (sometimes too cold on a cold night). As long as one area is always warm enough, and another area is...
  8. NatJ

    Low hatching temp for large eggs?

    You are aware that chicken body temperature is higher than incubation temperature, right? Body temperature of an adult hen is between 105 and 107 degrees (source: lots of results from an internet search.) Regarding day-old chicks specifically, I find this source saying their internal body...
  9. NatJ

    Black To White Experiment

    It might happen! If you gradually learn a bit more, and a bit more, over time it adds up to a big amount. Knowing the words, and using them, and spelling them are sometimes different skills. For example, "protein" is the correct spelling. The section you quoted has it right at least twice, and...
  10. NatJ

    Sexing Pea Combs at Hatch?

    I'll be curious to see a follow-up when they get older. If the combs were not accurate for predicting the sex, that will be good to know. If the combs were right, we don't know if it will apply to anyone else's chickens, but it will certainly be convenient for you to know for the ones you...
  11. NatJ

    Trans chicken?

    That sounds like a description of a healthy hen to me, not a rooster appearance.
  12. NatJ

    Six different breeds 2 weeks old - pullets and/or roos?

    Thank you for updating! It's nice to finally know for sure :)
  13. NatJ

    Anyone Want To Talk About Genetics!?!

    You're right about the traits of the purebreds. Yes, crosses should have some sort of pea comb. I'll be curious to see what colors the mixes turn out to be, as I've read conflicting things about what color genes are actually present in White Rocks. (I think that probably means that some flocks...
  14. NatJ

    Houdan x plymouth

    You've got quite a few colors among those chicks! Can you post photos of the Houdan roosters too?
  15. NatJ

    Anyone Want To Talk About Genetics!?!

    I don't know for sure about seeing better traits, but hopefully yes. Oh, my! Replacing him does sound like a good idea!
  16. NatJ

    Blood all over bottom, dying?

    I have no idea what it could be. I've read that you can take a body to a lab for a necropsy, and they may be able to tell what is wrong, and can test for some diseases. Other than that, if it is something contagious, you will presumably know when the others start showing symptoms. Which is...
  17. NatJ

    Trans chicken?

    I would mostly explain it as "sometimes chickens are weird." This change could be because of her different spot in the pecking order: she's now in the top spot, rather than not. The aggression could be because there is no higher hen to force her to tone it down, or it could be that she is...
  18. NatJ

    Chicken found dead, no obvious cause, new chicken owner, advice appreciated

    Exactly. They think it's a treat (because it is not available all the time), but you know it is still a complete feed, just in a slightly different form.
  19. NatJ

    Chicken found dead, no obvious cause, new chicken owner, advice appreciated

    Was the egg right up against the inside of the vent? That area almost looks like it has an egg-shaped bulge in the picture.
  20. NatJ

    Chicken found dead, no obvious cause, new chicken owner, advice appreciated

    You can make a wet mash with their normal pellets or crumbles, and they will also think it is a treat. That is even easier than buying a separate kind of feed to make mash as a "treat."
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